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Maybe schools and universities need to stop considering homework to be evidence of subject matter mastery. Grading homework never made sense to me. What are you
by ryandrake 1y ago
Maybe schools and universities need to stop considering homework to be evidence of subject matter mastery. Grading homework never made sense to me. What are you measuring, really, and how confident are you of that measurement?
You can't put the toothpaste back into the tube. Universities need to accept that AI exists, and adjust their operations accordingly.
- __loam 1y agoHow do you suggest we measure whether the students have actually learned the stuff then?
- dghlsakjg 1y agoTests, both oral and written.
- __loam 1y agoYes that's how we do it lol
- pona-a 1y agoIn person, pen and paper exams? They are closer to how most certifications are conducted.
- jay_kyburz 1y agoAlso, They don't need to be literally pen and paper exams, they just need to be run on computers without network connectivity, administered by the university. You could sit down at a workstation with all the tools you might need to test your skills. :)
- downboots 1y agoCaptcha, of course. \s
- bee_rider 1y agoGrading homework has two reasonable objectives: Provide an incentive for students to do the thing they should be doing anyway. Give an opportunity to provide feedback on the assignment. It is totally useless as an evaluation mechanic, because of course the students that want to can just cheat. It’s usually pretty small, right? IIRC when I did tutoring we only gave like 10-20% for the aggregate homework grade.
- SketchySeaBeast 1y agoThe annoyance with 10-20% means that in order to be an "A" student you have to do all the homework instead of just ace the exams which is obnoxious if you actually know the material. Edge case, I know, but that last 20% is a ton of extra work.
- el-berg 1y agoI wish it was only 10-20%. I'm a non-trad student at a small state school and IMO they try to inflate grades via homework. This semester I aced my exams, but only had time/energy to complete ~60% of my homework. Since it was 30% (on average) of my final grade I ended up with a 3.0 for the semester.
- carlosjobim 1y agoYou're there to pass and get your diploma. If you want to excel, there are other real venues for that ambition.
- SketchySeaBeast 1y agoWhat if you want to get into grad school?
- mitthrowaway2 1y agoThe course could offer nonlinear grading where you get the maximum of [exam grade, 0.8 exam + 0.2 hw]
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